Life never ceases to amaze! This compilation shows Muraenid Leptocephali in coastal Indonesia:
A Little Kelp from Your Friends
University of Tasmania Postdoctorate Research Fellow Cayne Layton has been leading a team of scientists studying kelp internal dynamics with the goal of improving kelp forest regeneration success rates. They found that adult kelp can engineer their surrounding environment by altering water flow, sedimentation and sunlight in the lower reaches of their patch. The adults can essentially create optimal conditions for themselves and kelp juveniles’ survival and health. This ability to influence their growing environment is critically dependent on the overall size of the kelp patch and its density. A reduction in either value negatively affects the recruitment and survival of juveniles.
Full article at: Cosmos Magazine 06feb2019
ROV Deep Exploration off QLD Coast
ROV exploration at depths of 800m off the coast of Queensland revealed surprising living fossils and strange life forms. Amazing discoveries like a sea lily, nautilus, sea toad, and others, thanks to funding by the Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM) at the University of Bremen in Germany.
Full article at: ABC Far North 20jan16
QUT RangerBot
Queensland University of Technology’s RangerBot, initially designed to identify and control the Crown Of Thorns Starfish (COTS) plague, is showing how versatile it really is by helping to spread coral larvae along the Queensland coastline. Great idea!
Full article at: QUT news 01nov18
2018 RobotX Challenge Results
Congratulations to National University of Singapore for coming in first place in the 2018 RobotX Marine Challenge and to Queensland University of Technology for their second place finish! Great job also to University of Sydney who received a Judge’s Special Award for Buffer Overflow and University of Newcastle for their Judge’s Special Award for being a Lead Foot.
Full listing available at: 2018 RobotX Final Standings
